Kaohsiung Temple
Xiahai Chenghuan Temple (霞海城隍廟) near the conference center in Kaohsiung. A bit spooky, loved it! I’m quite sure I’m the only delegate who paid the temple a visit :)
Business Travels
Travelling around the world for Business.
Monkey class and not so exciting locations.
Kaohsiung Night
Stroll around the Hotel in Kaohsiung at night. A bit of history: Kaohsiung is Taiwan’s second largest city and its largest port. Although the ranking has declined steadily over the last few years, Kaohsiung is still the world’s sixth largest cargo-container seaport. The city has high concentrations of heavy industry, including steel production, shipbuilding, and…
Love River
The perfect name for a 3GPP meeting location.
Emergency Row
I dislike the emergency row for quite a few reasons: 1) no place to stow your bag which always end up in the overhead compartment for take-off and landing; 2) table is located in the armrest, reducing the seat width and therefore comfort especially during long-haul flights; 3) leg room can be worse than regular…
Star Wars ANA
Pleasant surprise in Munich: the ANA R2D2. Boarding with Star Wars theme song and being greeted by Yoda was awesome :)
Cruising Altitude
Seat back and relax.
ANA Lunch
Business class ANA: good food but limited selection of wine.
Boarding Completed
A few bubbles in my tummy before take-off… which in that occasion only took place 3 hours later due to some balance problem with the cargo :(
San Francisco Pier
Perhaps my favourite shot from last week’s visit to San Francisco. Cannot decide which one I like best though: the color or black & white version…
Cable Cars
The San Francisco cable car system is apparently the world’s last manually operated cable car system [wiki]. Of the 23 lines established between 1873 and 1890, only 3 remain: two routes from downtown near Union Square to Fisherman’s Wharf, and a third route along California Street. While the cable cars are used to a certain…
Landing in SFO
First few shots at SFO airport, including the sexy rear side of a Dreamliner.
Good Morning California
Final minutes of the trip to San Francisco: approaching SFO airport…